d-a-m-o 1664 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Rian Treanor's "Obstacle Scattering EP" arrives in a flurry of disorienting rhythmic bursts and de-purposed rave hallmarks. The four-track EP follows the Yorkshire producer's acclaimed "File Under UK Metaplasm", an album that welded elements from the UK's sprawling dance music history with genre-breaking sounds from further afield. Here, Rian goes straight for the jugular with four tracks assembled specifically for the dancefloor. Playing with "the idea of sound being an obstacle that you have to get your body around," each track on the EP presents a suite of complications for adventurous ravers. 'Obstacle 1' folds the influence of SND into a hi-nrg singeli framework, simmering lush FM synths in a broth of tangled kicks; 'Obstacle 2' was written for Rian's set at 2019's Aphex Twin-curated Warehouse Project and distills his early obsession with Planet Mu in hyperactive squelches that deftly flit between brutalist glitches and ear-pummeling bass. Meanwhile irradiant chords continuously refract a bouncing 4x4 groove on 'Obstacle 3', subtly shifting the focus as they alternate and interlock. Closer 'Obstacle 4' switches things up once again, deploying the idea of pause and effect with staccato stabs that follow whirls of modulated synth. These four obstacles are DJ tools with spikes - selected grooves that don't fit anywhere except together, mapping out Rian's constantly-shifting relationship with both the club and the legacy of boundary-pushing dance music. They feverishly demonstrate the outer limits of a streamlined sonic palette, devastating speakers and dancefloors in equal measure. https://riantreanor.bandcamp.com/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Stickfigger 1347 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 That first track available is my favourite thing from him in ages ! So good Link to post Share on other sites
thumbass 831 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Let's gooooo treanor at it again Link to post Share on other sites
species8472 337 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 track sounds excellent Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 214 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Found Dad's Multistability stash at the top of the closet! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
d-a-m-o 1664 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 It’s out ! Link to post Share on other sites
Stickfigger 1347 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 It's great Link to post Share on other sites
hello spiral 1745 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 that fucking 2nd trap slaps Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Ooze 1163 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 can confirm it's a dope ep ❤️ Link to post Share on other sites
d-a-m-o 1664 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, hello spiral said: that fucking 2nd trap slaps Link to post Share on other sites
eczem 307 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) Love it. Especially like Track 1; it's like Treanor meets Multistability & Atavism Edited February 19 by eczem 1 Link to post Share on other sites
X4creek 3 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 2/19/2021 at 2:24 PM, hello spiral said: that fucking 2nd trap slaps I really like 4 also. Really cool. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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